Rosaria Carpinelli Consulenze E ditoriali Spring 2014 ph © sergio castellitto sergio © ph Margaret Mazzantini SPLENDORE (Splendor) Will we have the courage to be ourselves? This is what the main characters of this novel ask themselves: two young men, two incredible desti- Details nies. One is restless and eclectic, the other carnal and A novel, Mondadori, 2013, 310 pages tormented. A single identity to be put back together, like the tiles of a mosaic cast into the emptiness. An About the author Margaret Mazzantini was born in Dublin unbreakable bond, at once violent and creative, im- and lives in Rome with her husband and poses itself as their own nature surges up in them – a four children. She made her literary debut high wire spanning the abyss of an entire existence. in 1994 with Il catino di zinco (The Zinc The two protagonists grow apart, geographically dis- Basin), followed by Manola (1999) and Non tant, and establish new bonds. The sentimental ini- ti muovere (Don’t Move, 2001, Premio Strega, Premio Grinzane Cavour, Premio Città di tiation of Guido and Costantino covers the seasons Bari, European Zepter Prize). Translated into of life, infancy, adolescence, and the ravages of adult- more than 30 languages, in 2004 it became an hood. They put everything in jeopardy, every other acclaimed film directed by Sergio Castellitto, emotion, every hard-won certainty, even their own starring Penélope Cruz. After the theatrical personal safety. monologue Zorro (2002), she published the novels Venuto al mondo (Twice Born, 2008, Margaret Mazzantini gives us a hypnotic novel, suf- Premio Campiello 2009), which became a fused with a light that shoots you in the back, ad- film directed by Sergio Castellitto, starring vancing with a mad urgency in a narrative that goes Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch (2012), against the grain, claiming the right to transform Nessuno si salva da solo (No One Survives shame into beauty. Literature has the right to awaken Alone, 2011) and Mare al mattino (Morning Sea, 2011, Premio Pavese, Premio Matteotti). us and leave us in the stupor of a resounding dream – because the real scandal would be not to look for Foreign rights soldi in our true selves. In the end we each know that we can France (Laffont), Germany (DuMont), only be who we are. And the real splendor is our sin- Romania (Polirom), Russia (Azbooka), Turkey (Doğan). gularly suffered diversity. ❝ A crush between love and prejudice. ❞ Corriere della Sera ❝ Her writing is hyperbolic though essential, so elegant, in its immediacy. ❞ Il Messaggero ❝ Mazzantini is facing life with courage following her instinct. Splendor is a love story, two bodies and two minds between Rome and London. ❞ Tuttolibri ❝ Her way to describe adolescence and early youth is so intense that it is hard to remain indifferent. ❞ Il Venerdì di Repubblica Margaret Mazzantini Mare al maTTINO © Alessandro Moggi © Alessandro (Morning Sea) Two children. Two mothers. Two worlds. Farid is a Libyan child who lives in the desert, with a gazelle as his best friend. Vito is a Sicil- ian boy who grew up listening to stories told by his mother and his grandmother about how Gaddafi threw them out of Tripoli in the Seventies, together with many other Italians. Between them the Mediterranean sea, the promise of a new life. A tale of moving inten- sity about people’s migration. ❝ A story about the interwoven destiny of Italy and Libya… just while Gaddafi is falling. ❞ la Repubblica ❝ Details A small book about a great catastrophe, A novel, Einaudi 2011, 128 pages a document of our time, full of poetry. ❞ About the author Buchmarkt Margaret Mazzantini was born in Dublin and ❝ lives in Rome with her husband and four children. As always, Mazzantini finds a language able She made her literary debut in 1994 with Il catino to express the pain and the suffering of the di zinco (The Zinc Basin), followed by Manola defeated, forgotten at the borders of History. ❞ (1999) and Non ti muovere (Don’t Move, 2001, Le Monde des Livres Premio Strega, Premio Grinzane Cavour, Premio Città di Bari, European Zepter Prize). Translated into more than 30 languages, in 2004 it became an acclaimed film directed by Sergio Castellitto, starring Penélope Cruz. After the theatrical monologue Zorro (2002), she published the novels Venuto al mondo (Twice Born, 2008, Premio Campiello 2009), which became a film directed by Sergio Castellitto, starring Penélope Cruz and Emile Hirsch (2012), Nessuno si salva da solo (No One Survives Alone, 2011) and Mare al mattino (Morning Sea, 2011, Premio Pavese, Premio Matteotti). Her latest novel is Splendore (Splendor, 2013). www.margaretmazzantini.com Foreign rights sold in ❝ Margaret Mazzantini is placing, with a steady hand, the France (Laffont), Germany (DuMont), Israel (Kinneret), The Netherlands (Wereldbibliotheek), seed of hope deep within the darkest and most desperate Romania (Polirom), Russia (Azbooka), Serbia acts of humankind. ❞ (Plato), Spain and Latin America (Alfaguara), Sweden (Lindelöws), Turkey (Doğan), UK and La Stampa USA (Oneworld). Margaret Mazzantini Margaret Mazzantini NESSUNO SI SALVA DA SOLO VenuTO al mondo (No One Survives Alone) (Twice Born) The everyday drama of love and disaffection in An international bestseller, a sweeping portrait a contemporary couple. The sentimental auto- of motherhood, loss and redemption. biography of a generation. Haunted by memories of Sarajevo’s four-year siege, Gemma boards a flight from her native A summer night at a table in a restaurant in Rome. Rome to the war-scarred city with her son Pietro. A young couple with too many responsibilities on She hopes to teach him about the country of his their shoulders: two children to take care of, re- birth and about Diego, the father he never knew. sentments and transgressions. Delia and Gaetano Now, a revelation awaits her – one that will force consider the possibility of starting over together her to face the full extent of her loss, the true hor- again. At the same time they are seduced by the ror of war and the redemptive power of love. unknown. Neither the passion that marked the Twice Born is a major motion picture directed by beginning of their relationship nor the rage they Sergio Castellitto, starring Penélope Cruz and now feel have entirely subsided. Emile Hirsch. Details Details A novel, Mondadori 2011, 192 pages ❝ It flows as smoothly as a sigh. ❞ A novel, Mondadori 2008, 530 pages Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Premio Campiello 2009 Foreign rights sold in Albania (Ombra), France (Laffont), Germany Foreign rights sold in (DuMont), Israel (Kinneret), The Netherlands ❝ Delia and Gaetano are like two boxers ❝ A book that honors the art of fiction. ❞ Albania (Ombra), Bosnia (Buybook), Brazil (Wereldbibliotheek), Romania (Polirom), in a ring, stunned by the hate they feel for each tuttoLibri (Companhia das Letras), Bulgaria (Colibri), Russia (Azbooka), Serbia (Plato), Spain and other - hate that in fact might be love, Croatia (Algoritam), France (Laffont, 10/18), Latin America (Alfaguara), Turkey (Doğan), ❞ ❝ ❞ Germany (DuMont), Hungary (Cartaphilus), UK and USA (Oneworld). but which they do not understand. Beautifully written and skilfully crafted. Israel (Kinneret), Latvia (Apgads Atena), la Repubblica Publishers Weekly Mexico (Grijalbo), The Netherlands (Wereldbibliotheek), Poland (Sonia Draga), ❝ A masterpiece on the deterioration ❝ A breathtaking story of love and war. ❞ Portugal (Bertrand), Romania (Polirom), ❞ Russia (Azbooka), Serbia (BeoBook), Slovenia of perfection. Le Monde des Livres (Mladinska Knjiga), Spain and Latin America- Corriere della Sera Castillan (Lumen, DeBolsillo), Spain-Catalan ❝ Vivid memories and powerful emotions… (Rosa dels Vents), Turkey (Doğan), ❝ Harshness as its stylish and moral issue. ❞ A stunning book. ❞ UK (Oneworld), USA (Viking Penguin). tuttoLibri Irish News ❝ Mazzantini’s depictions of love, maternal and romantic, are powerfully raw. ❞ Kirkus Review ❝ This stunning novel about the nature of grief, love and motherhood blew me away with the quality and depth of her haunting story. ❞ The Bookseller foreign editions VenuTO al mondo (Twice Born) margaret mazzantini Godność, solidarność i pragnienie macierzyństwa w piekle bratobójczej wojny. Niezwykła historia miłości w oblężonym Sarajewie. margaret mazzantini Gemma zostawia swoje wygodne, uporządkowane życie i razem z szesnastoletnim sy- nem wsiada na pokład samolotu lecącego z Rzymu do Sarajewa. Na lotnisku czeka na nią Gojko, bośniacki poeta, przyjaciel z czasów jej pierwszego pobytu w tym mieście, przewodnik po nieznanej rzeczywistości i obcej kulturze. To dzięki niemu poznała powtórnie narodzony przed laty Diega, fotografa z Genui, swą wielką miłość i ojca swego jedynego dziecka. Po dwudziestu czterech latach wraca do Sarajewa, by zmierzyć się ze wspomnie- niami, z nadzieją, że u nastoletniego syna uda się jej obudzić poczucie bliskości z ni- gdy niewidzianym ojcem i przynależność do miejsca, które jest dla niej tak ważne. Światowy bestseller sprzedany do 24 krajów! Doskonała ekranizacja z Penélope Cruz i Emile Hirsch! „Zapierająca dech w piersiach historia wojennej miłości”. powtórnie narodzony Le Monde des Livres „Pełna żywych wspomnień i silnych emocji. Niezwykła książka”. Irish News ❝ Margaret Mazzantini – urodziła się w Dublinie, obecnie wraz z mężem i czwórką dzieci mieszka w Rzymie. Zadebiutowała This is a fictitious story, created by a writer’s imagination and subsequently elab- w roku 1994 powieścią Il catino di zinco, jednak prawdziwa sławę przyniosła jej książka Zatrzymaj się, nagrodzona Pre- mio Strega, Premio Grinzane Cavour, Premio Città di Bari, European Zepter Prize, przełożona na 30 języków oraz za- adoptowana na produkcję filmową w reżyserii Sergio Castel- orated into a screenplay for film. The characters, their conflicts, what drives and litto i z Penélope Cruz w roli głównej. Powieścią Powtórnie narodzony, umocniła tylko swoją i tak silną pozycję wśród najbardziej utalentowanych współczesnych powieściopisarek włoskich. Autorka ma na swym koncie 7 powieści. frustrates them and what they desire, are all fictitious factors. Yet, it’s a true story. Because the war in Yugoslavia was so damn real. […] The film, or its ‘make-believe’, www.soniadraga.pl can’t ignore these truths.